Nasa Road 1 project on schedule

Published 6:00 pm, Tuesday, November 27, 2001

The project remains on schedule, and that's good news for both motorists and businesses along the heavily traveled Webster corridor.

Webster Project Engineer, Azher Uddin, made the announcement to a packed crowd at last week's Webster Business Alliance luncheon that NASA Road 1 is progressing on target.

"We now have all five lanes open between Highway 3 and Walnut Street that's two lanes in each direction and a continuous center turn lane," remarked Uddin. "We are now focusing our attention to the area between Walnut and Interstate 45." Uddin added that an ongoing step in the project is the relocation of utilities underground between Walnut and Interstate 45, followed by the widening and repaving process.

The traffic signals will also feature an "interconnect' system that will synchronize traffic signals to improve traffic flow during peak driving periods.

The Webster Economic Development Corporation is funding the $2.8 million state-of- the-art roadway project that is on schedule for completion by May 2002. In conjunction with the businesses along NASA Road 1, the City plans to hold a grand re-opening celebration to mark the completion of this vital corridor.